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October Sponsor Spotlight

October is on its way out, which means it’s about time I highlight the great sponsors we have on board this month! All three of these companies should be familiar as they’ve sponsored Hands Occupied in the past, and I’ve highlighted all three of them at some point or another on this blog. All of the women behind these three companies are really hard workers, passionate about their craft, and are all a delight to work with. You should check them out!

PostStitch

PostStitch is a knitting project subscription service that puts out two boxes a month. They also have a shop with a ton of cute knitting notions and gifts. If you’re brand new to PostStitch and want to know what to expect from one of their boxes, you can check out my review of one of their kits from 2014.

What I love: This is one of my favorite project bags. I have one of these myself, and I use it constantly. It’s called the Wool 101 project bag, and you can buy it from the PostStitch shop.

Mountain Meadow Wool

Mountain Meadow Wool is a fiber mill and yarn company out of Buffalo, Wyoming. They are all about keeping the rancher involved in the yarn they produce, which is something I wish more yarn companies would do. They even list the farms from which their fibers are sourced on the labels of their yarns, which is really special.

What I love: Not only does Mountain Meadow Wool produce yarns, they also have these really gorgeous blankets. MMW’s lovely wool yarn is woven into these blankets at the legendary Fairbault Woolen Mill in Minnesota, so from start to finish the blanket is American made. The blankets come in cream and gray, and I’d love to have a gray one in my home for years to come.

Feel Good Yarn Co.

Feel Good Yarn Company makes SilverSpun yarn with American-sourced fibers and is spun in the US too. You can learn about their innovative yarn in my recent review, and you can get instructions for how to knit or crochet easy touchscreen gloves that I designed with their yarn here, and there’s still one day left to win a skein of FGY’s SilverSpun Sport yarn.

What I love: The mosaic-patterned Pompeii Hat Kit caught my eye on the Feel Good Yarn Co. site early on. Making the most of FGY’s new, colorful SilverSpun Sport yarn, this high-contrast hat is super cute.

About Heidi

Heidi Gustad is a knitting, crochet and crafts designer. She first learned to knit at age 8 from a grandmother who saw in her a need for something to keep her busy. She's now a full time designer, video host, blogger & teacher. You can keep up with her designs and more by following handsoccupied on your favorite social network.